Paxar TC6035AN User manual

Brand: Paxar

Model: TC6035AN

Type: User manual

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MONARCH



DOS-based

PATHFINDER



Ultra



System

Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only

warranty on which the customer can rely. Monarch reserves the right to make

changes in the product and the programs and their availability at any time and

without notice. Although Monarch has made every effort to provide complete

and accurate information in this manual, Monarch shall not be liable for any

omissions or inaccuracies. Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of

this manual.

publication may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or

translated into any language in any form by any means, without the written

permission of Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.

Trademarks

Monarch, Pathfinder, and Ultra are registered trademarks of Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.

6035 is a trademark of Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.

Datalight is a registered trademark of Datalight, Inc.

ROM-DOS is a trademark of Datalight, Inc.

Greenleaf CommLib is a trademark of Greenleaf Software, Inc.

Aironet is a trademark of Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc.

Symbol is a registered trademark of Symbol Technologies, Inc.

Proxim is a trademark of Proxim, Inc.

Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.

P.O. Bo 608

Dayton, OH 45401

MONARCH



DOS-based

PATHFINDER



Ultra



System

Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only

warranty on which the customer can rely. Monarch reserves the right to make

changes in the product and the programs and their availability at any time and

without notice. Although Monarch has made every effort to provide complete

and accurate information in this manual, Monarch shall not be liable for any

omissions or inaccuracies. Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of

this manual.

publication may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or

translated into any language in any form by any means, without the written

permission of Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.

Trademarks

Monarch, Pathfinder, and Ultra are registered trademarks of Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.

6035 is a trademark of Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.

Datalight is a registered trademark of Datalight, Inc.

ROM-DOS is a trademark of Datalight, Inc.

Greenleaf CommLib is a trademark of Greenleaf Software, Inc.

Aironet is a trademark of Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc.

Symbol is a registered trademark of Symbol Technologies, Inc.

Proxim is a trademark of Proxim, Inc.

Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.

P.O. Bo 608

Dayton, OH 45401

7/21/98 Table of Contents i

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction..........................................................................................1-1

About this Manual...............................................................................1-1

Related Documentation.......................................................................1-2

Using Memory Cards ............................................................................2-1

Configuring Memory Cards..................................................................2-1

Using Radio Cards................................................................................3-1

Configuring Radio Cards.....................................................................3-1

Serial Communications ........................................................................4-1

Connector Pinouts..............................................................................4-1

Using I/O Routines..............................................................................4-2

International Configurations................................................................5-1

Configuring the Display.......................................................................5-1

Configuring the Keypad.......................................................................5-2

Generating International Characters....................................................5-2

International Keypad Maps..................................................................5-3

Universal Pathfinder Map (Country Code UP)...................................5-3

Turkish Map (Country Code TR) ......................................................5-4

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7/21/98 Introduction 1-1

INTRODUCTION

The MONARCH® DOS-based PATHFINDER® Ultra® printer is very

versatile. In addition to running applications that you write with

Microsoft

 C/C++ 1.52 (described in the Programmer’s Manual), it can

♦ communicate with a host via a serial communications port.

♦ use international configurations for its keypad and display.

The printer has one un-buffered PC-card slot. With it, the printer can

♦ use extra memory.

♦ communicate over a wireless network.

About this Manual

Technical personnel that set up application systems for the printer

should read this manual after they read the Programmer’s Manual. It is

a companion to the Programmer’s Manual.

The following table describes the conventions used in this manual.

Convention Description

[ ] Brackets indicate optional items.

… Ellipses indicate that the preceding item is

repeated one or more times.

Italics An item appearing in italics is a variable, a

function parameter, or a variable’s value.

Bold An item appearing in bold is being emphasized.

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Related Documentation

The following table describes other manuals for the printer.

Manual Description

ROM-DOS User Manual Describes the Datalight ROM-

DOS operating system that runs on

the printer.

Equipment Manual Describes how to operate the

printer. For example, it covers

topics such as loading supplies,

using the scanner, etc.

Programmer’s Manual Describes how to create

applications with the C/C++

language libraries supplied with the

software development kit (SDK).

MPCLII Packet Reference

Manual

Describes the MPCLII printer

language.

MONARCH quick-set

software Label Designer

Online Help

Describes how to use the Label

Designer. Use this utility to create

the design for the labels the

application prints.

MONARCH quick-set

software Font Utility

Online Help

Describes how to use the Font

Utility. Use this utility to convert

TrueType and HP fonts into MPCLII

font packets.

7/21/98 Using Memory Cards 2-1

USING MEMORY CARDS

You can use an AT-Attachment (ATA) memory card with the

appropriate device drivers to add memory to the printer. The card goes

in the printer’s PC-card slot. The application treats the memory card

as another disk drive.

Memory cards are flash-based. They have a built-in processor to track

bad locations and maximize flash life (ensuring no location is

overused).

Available memory cards come in 4, 8, 20, and 40 MB sizes.

Configuring Memory Cards

The following procedure describes how to configure memory cards.

Refer to the Programmer’s Manual for more information.

Place the following files (located in the SDK’s DOS sub-directory)

in the application disk image’s root directory:

Name Description

ATAINIT.EXE Memory card partition utility.

GENATA.CLB Generic configuration library for the memory

card.

CSALLOC.INI Initialization file for CSALLOC.EXE.

CARDID.INI Initialization file for CARDID.EXE. This file

contains references to configuration libraries

(.CLB files) for the memory card. At a

minimum, this file must refer to GENATA.CLB.

SSELAN.EXE SystemSoft Socket Services.

CS.EXE SystemSoft Card Services.

CSALLOC.EXE SystemSoft Card Allocation Module.

ATADRV.EXE Memory card driver.

CARDID.EXE Memory card ID driver.

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2. Enter the following lines in the application’s CONFIG.SYS file:

DEVICE=SSELAN.EXE

DEVICE=CS.EXE

DEVICE=CSALLOC.EXE

DEVICE=ATADRV.EXE

DEVICE=CARDID.EXE

3. Create the disk image and load it into the printer.

Reboot the printer.

7/21/98 Using Radio Cards 3-1

USING RADIO CARDS

You can use a radio card with the appropriate device drivers to

enable a printer to run radio-frequency (RF) communications, which

allow the printers to use wireless radio networks. The card goes in the

printer’s PC-card slot.

Following are the available radio cards:

♦ Aironet 3000 (U.S./Canada)

♦ Aironet 3500 (U.S./Canada)

♦ Aironet 2.4 (U.K., France, Germany, and Australia)

♦ Symbol 2.4 100mW and 500mW (U.S./Canada)

♦ Symbol 2.4 (U.K., France, and Germany)

♦ Symbol 902 Mhz (U.S.)

♦ Proxim 2.4 (U.S./Canada, U.K., France, and Germany)

Configuring Radio Cards

The following procedure describes how to configure radio cards. Refer

to the Programmer’s Manual for more information.

From the diskette that came with the SDK, gather the files for your

radio card.

3-2 Application Notes 7/21/98

2. Place the radio card files and the following files in the application

disk image’s root directory:

Name Description

SSELAN.EXE SystemSoft Socket Services.

CS.EXE SystemSoft Card Services.

CSALLOC.INI Initialization file for CSALLOC.EXE.

CSALLOC.EXE SystemSoft Card Allocation Module.

You can find the files in the table in the SDK’s DOS sub-

directory.

Add the lines from the radio drivers’ sample CONFIG.SYS and

AUTOEXEC.BAT files to the application’s versions of those files.

Enter the following lines in the application’s CONFIG.SYS file:

DEVICE=SSELAN.EXE

DEVICE=CS.EXE

DEVICE=CSALLOC.EXE

4. Create the application’s disk image and load it into the printer.

Reboot the printer.

For updated radio card files, contact the radio

vendor (Proxim, Symbol, or Aironet).

7/21/98 Serial Communications 4-1

SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS

The printer has one RS-232 serial communications port located on

the printer’s side. The port is 16450 UART-compatible and supports up

to 115k baud.

Connector Pinouts

The external connection to the port is an 8-pin mini-DIN receptacle.

The connector pin outs are:

Pin Signal Direction

1 RTS (Request to Send) Out

2 CTS (Clear to Send) In

3 RXD (Received Data) In

4 GND (Ground)

5 TXD (Transmitted Data) Out

6 DSR (Data Set Ready) In

7 DTR (Data Terminal Ready) Out

8 DCD (Data Carrier Detect)

(optional +5 volts)

Out

4-2 Application Notes 7/21/98

Using I/O Routines

The SDK does not provide routines for reading and writing to the serial

port. Application developers can

♦ write their own routines. These routines must use interrupt 14hex.

♦ use third-party products such as Greenleaf CommLib. This

product is a software development kit consisting of libraries with

serial port input/output calls on a variety of ports in a variety of

environments. Monarch does not recommend any particular third-

party product.

7/21/98 International Configurations 5-1

INTERNATIONAL

CONFIGURATIONS

To configure the printer for international use, you must configure the

keypad and display.

Configuring the Display

To configure the display for international use, put a reference to the

DISPLAY.SYS driver in CONFIG.SYS, specifying the appropriate code

page.

Refer to the ROM-DOS 6.22 User Manual to learn how to use

DISPLAY.SYS and see a list of code pages.

For the fontfilespec parameter of DISPLAY.SYS, specify ULTRA.CPI.

Include both ULTRA.CPI and DISPLAY.SYS in the application’s disk

image. Both files are located in the SDK’s DOS sub-directory.

5-2 Application Notes 7/21/98

Configuring the Keypad

To configure the keypad for international use, you implement a

international keypad map. The default keypad map is for the United

States. See “International Keypad Maps” for more information about

these maps.

To implement an international keypad map:

Enter the following line in the application’s AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

KEYB country

where country is the code for the map to use (see

“International Keypad Maps”).

Create a disk image for the application. Include KEYBOARD.SYS,

AUTOEXEC.BAT, and KEYB.COM in it.

Load the disk image into the printer.

Reboot the printer.

To switch temporarily from an international map to the default map,

press a and f at the same time, then 1. To switch back, press

a and f at the same time, then 2.

Generating International Characters

Tell your application’s end users to use the following procedures (as

applicable) to generate international characters.

Refer to “International Keypad Maps” for the map diagram to use.

Press aand the key in the map at the same time in Upper-case

Alpha mode. This action generates the upper-right character in

the square for the key (see the keypad maps, below). Or, press

aand the key in the map at the same time in Lower-case Alpha

mode. This action generates the lower-right character.

7/21/98 International Configurations 5-3

International Keypad Maps

Below are diagrams showing the characters for the international

keypad maps. Each square in the diagram represents a key. The

lower-left character in the square is from the default map.

Universal Pathfinder Map (Country Code UP)

A à

B è

C ì

D ò

E ù

F á

G é

H í

I ó

J ú

Del

K â

L ê

M î

N ô

O û

P ä

Q ë

R ï

S ö

T ü

U ã

V ñ

W ß

X õ

Y ý

Z å P e

a+W in Shifted and Unshifted mode both

generate the beta (ß) character.

5-4 Application Notes 7/21/98

Turkish Map (Country Code TR)

A B

C ç D E

H I J

Del K L M N

O ö

P Q R

U ü V W X Y

7/21/98 Glossary 1

GLOSSARY

Following is a list of terms you must be familiar with to use the

information in this manual.

Term Definition

Application A program written in Microsoft C/C++ 1.52

that runs on the printer.

Disk Image A file containing the application and related

files put in the printer’s flash memory.

Flash Memory A type of memory written to (or over) in large

units.

Memory Card A type of PC card that provides extra

memory for the printer.

Radio Card A type of PC card that enables the printer to

communicate with an access point via a

radio.

2 Application Notes 7/21/98

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